Philippe Braquenier Belgium, b. 1985
Google Data Center – Baudour, Belgium – 20/08/02013, 2013
Inkjet Print on Baryta Paper, mounted, museum glass
100 x 110 cm / framed 102 x 112 cm
Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
Series: Palimpsest
PB 018
Google refused to grant me authorisation to access its data center. During a meeting, the head of communication told me that “No one has ever come in and no one...
Google refused to grant me authorisation to access its data center. During a meeting, the head of communication told me that “No one has ever come in and no one ever will.” Google’s complex in Belgium is completely hidden by woods and artificial dunes. Security cars make round 24/7. There is no indication that Google stands there but instead a company named Crystal Computing. Research reveals that the latter is a subsidiary of Google.